Montgomery

On November 16, 2007, THOMAS K. MONTGOMERY of 810 W. 15th St., Tyrone, PA and a retiree of Bethlehem Steel. He is survived by his wife Sue; children Gina of Tyrone, Barbara, Ellen, Michael, David; daughter-in-law Kim and grandchildren, Austin and Kristen, all of Baltimore.

On May 17, 2007 "SISSY GIRL" Visitation at 2140 N. Fulton Avenue on Sun. 2-6pm. and Mon.10am-8pm. The family will receive friends at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, 20 W. Montgomery St., on Tuesday at 11am. Funeral at 11:30am.

WASHINGTON -- A nation's leaders celebrated a life and said "thank you" to one of the country's true heroines yesterday.The president said "thank you," the speaker of the House said "thank you," the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson said "thank you," all taking their turns at the lectern in the Rotunda of the Capitol.And when she had her chance, Rosa Parks -- whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Ala., in 1955 inspired the civil rights movement -- stood and, with helping hands supporting her, looked out on the assembled crowd and said "thank you" for the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor Congress can bestow.

PAUL L. VANCE TURNS 68 next week and two weeks later retires after eight years as superintendent of Montgomery County schools. After that he wants to live on a kibbutz.Vance leaves not under a cloud, but under sunny skies, having declined a third four-year term. That's unusual for a school chief in one of the nation's largest and most prominent districts, one in which political tides shift constantly and parents (who include Cabinet secretaries, medical researchers and illegal immigrants)

THERE'S AN ELECTION looming, and candidates are raising money aggressively across Maryland.No, not the election for mayor in Baltimore this fall or the presidential election next year. For most state and local politicians, the big dance comes in 2002.More than three years before the election, a host of candidates are intently raising money this spring and summer. Banned by law from raising money during the General Assembly session that ended in April, dozens of candidates are looking to build up an early bankroll.

FireMount Airy: Firefighters assisted Montgomery County at 6: 53 a.m. Tuesday, responding to a house fire in the 24300 block of Ridge Road. Units were out eight minutes.

ROCKVILLE -- If the Fox network ran the local TV operation here, it might be billed "America's Dullest Videos."Politicians talking to each other. Professors lecturing. An in-depth look at trash collection. Up close and personal with Jerry Pasternak.Hours of it. Days of it. Endless reruns.Montgomery County cable subscribers have not one, but 13 government and public access channels -- believed to be the most in the country -- wedged between 2 and 99 on their converter boxes.It's boring, say detractors, who want fewer channels with better quality programming.

FireMount Airy: Firefighters assisted Montgomery County at 10:35 a.m. Monday, responding to a house fire in the 9100 block of Gue Road. Units were out an hour.

FEW PEOPLE OF moderate means -- schoolteachers, for example -- become philanthropists.But Baltimoreans Magdalene and Harold Fennell entered that category in 1992 when they invested $3,100 in one fifth-grade class at Hilton Elementary School.The couple put up $100 for each of 31 students and promised they would turn any proceeds into college scholarships if the youngsters graduated from high school seven years later.The other day, at a ceremony at Associated Black Charities, the Fennells distributed certificates worth $1,000 to each of the 22 Hilton students who graduated this spring.

The Rev. Charles Waters Gilchrist, a two-term Montgomery County executive who left politics to become an Episcopal priest ministering to the poor, died Thursday night of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 62."His death was very peaceful," said his daughter, Janet Lydia Gilchrist, 28, of Pinos Altos, N.M. "He was surrounded by family."A Democrat, Mr. Gilchrist was Montgomery's second county executive and served two terms, from 1978 through 1986, when the county was becoming a center for high-technology industry in the state.

On October 8, 2009 MS. JEWS. Visitation at 2140 North Fulton Avenue on Wednesday 4 to 8 P.M. The family will receive friends at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, 20 West Montgomery Street on Thursday at 10:30 A.M. Funeral at 11 A.M.

On September 21, 2009, VIVIAN. Visitation 2140 N. Fulton Avenue, Friday 3 to 8 P.M. Family will receive friends Saturday 9:00 A.M. at Ebenezer AME Church, 20 W. Montgomery Street funeral to follow at 9:30 A.M.

University of Maryland economist Edward Montgomery has plenty of real-world experience, including a role in ending a Teamsters strike against UPS in 1997 while at the U.S. Department of Labor. He also has served as the No. 2 official at Labor with oversight of about 17,000 employees. But nothing could prepare him for the huge job he assumed Monday. President Barack Obama charged the 53-year-old Howard County resident with marshaling federal aid to bring relief to reeling communities in Michigan and other auto-producing states.

JAMES VERNON MONTGOMERY, III, 48, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away December 1, 2008 son of the late James V. Montgomery, Jr. and the late Ruth (Peterson) Montgomery; loving father of Meghan Roberts and James V. Montgomery IV; grandfather of Madelyn R. Roberts, all of Elkton, MD. Services will be held Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Crouch Funeral Home, 127 S. Main Street, North East, MD. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. For condolences, visit www.crouchfuneralhome.com. 410-287-6166.

PAUL L. MONTGOMERY, 72 Civil right-era reporter Paul L. Montgomery, a former reporter for The New York Times who covered riots in Harlem, the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., in 1965 and the search for Che Guevara in Bolivia, died of cancer Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mr. Montgomery, who lived in Lausanne, started at The Times as a copy boy in 1959 and went on to an array of reporting assignments, from religion news to the New York Nets in the late 1970s. From 1966 to 1969, he was The Times' bureau chief in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Montgomery gets 5 years in heroin case track and field Disgraced former Olympic track star Tim Montgomery, once dubbed "the world's fastest man," was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison for dealing heroin to an informant. "I was blind. I never had a job in my life," Montgomery told U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Friedman in Norfolk, Va. "I did the wrong thing." Montgomery, 33, will serve the five-year sentence after he completes a 46-month prison term for an unrelated conviction in New York.

On October 4, 2008, JEROME "Jerry" MONTGOMERY; dearest husband of Cherie A. (nee Franck); devoted father of Rachel M., Sarah E., DruAnna, and William C. Montgomery. Also survived by many other loving relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at the Charles L. Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., 1501 E. Fort Avenue, Locust Point, MD, on Tuesday at 10AM. Interment will be private. Family invite friends to call at the funeral home on Monday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9PM. Family request in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Brain Injury Unit of Maryland, 2200 Kernan Dr., Baltimore, MD.

On August 26, 2008 RICHARD MONTGOMERY. On today, friends may call Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Services (East), 4905 York Road where the family will receive friends from 3:00-8:00 p.m. On Thursday, services will be held at Mt. Zion Apostolic Faith Church, 5501 Liberty Heights Ave., where the family will receive friends from 10:30-11:00 a.m. with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-433-7500.

41 Pitches thrown by Archbishop Spalding left-hander Paul DeVito in the first inning of his 7-2 loss to Calvert Hall on Friday in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference baseball tournament. The Cards batted around and scored four runs in the inning. 449 Career wins to go with three state titles in 30 seasons by Old Mill baseball coach Mel Montgomery, who is contemplating retirement. Montgomery retired as a science teacher five years ago but remained as coach at the Millersville school.

GARRETT PARK - An unidentified man was struck and killed yesterday morning by a CSX freight train traveling between Rockville and Silver Spring, a spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service said. Pete Piringer, the spokesman, said the man was seen on the tracks about 6:20 a.m., 1,000 feet from the Garrett Park metro station, when he was struck. The train came to a stop moments later, Piringer said. He said CSX and MARC train service was delayed for about two hours while railroad and county police investigated the apparent accident.